Police said 20-year-old admitted drinking shortly before being pulled over near midnight

A 20-YEAR-OLD drink-driver has been banned from the roads for 15 months after being caught behind the wheel in Haverfordwest town centre.

Samuel Davies was stopped by officers just before midnight on Saturday, December 21 as he drove a black Mini along Freemans Way with a passenger.

Prosecutor Charlotte Thomas told Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court that officers could smell alcohol inside the vehicle. A roadside breath test proved positive and further tests at the police station showed Davies had 52 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

“When spoken to by the officers, he said he’d had a bottle of VK some 20 minutes prior to being stopped,” she said.

Davies, of Begelly, Pembrokeshire, pleaded guilty to drink driving.

His solicitor, Liam Francis, said Davies had been out with friends in Haverfordwest and had not planned to drive home.

“He had no intention of driving home and had spent over an hour trying to contact a taxi service,” he said. “When this failed, he made the incredibly foolish decision to drive home.”

Magistrates disqualified Davies from driving for 15 months. He was fined £250 and ordered to pay a £100 surcharge and £85 costs.

Police found unauthorised Telegram use and a deleted account on electronic device, magistrates told

A CONVICTED sex offender has been brought back before the courts after breaching a sexual harm prevention order for the second time.

John Walters, 61, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after failing to notify police that new software had been installed on an electronic device.

The court heard that when officers visited Walters, of Townmoor, Narberth, they discovered the account had been deleted.

A sexual harm prevention order was imposed on Walters in 2022 after he was convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

The order prevented him from holding any social media account unless it had been approved by Dyfed-Powys Police. It also banned him from deleting or hiding any internet history.

In December 2025, police were alerted to Walters using the Telegram messaging app between December 5 and 7, despite it not being authorised.

“This was a deliberate breach,” said Crown Prosecutor Charlotte Thomas.

Walters pleaded guilty to the breach. Magistrates adjourned sentencing to allow an all-options probation report to be prepared.

He was released on unconditional bail.

Father told magistrates it was the “biggest mistake of his life” after failing to find a taxi home from Haverfordwest

A PEMBROKESHIRE mechanic has been banned from the roads after making what his solicitor described as “the biggest mistake of his life”.

Joe Dunning, 36, drove from Haverfordwest to Broad Haven after drinking alcohol in the town centre on Friday, December 20, Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard.

The court was told Dunning had been unable to find a taxi and decided to drive home.

As he travelled along St David’s Road on the A487 he was followed by police officers, who stopped the Vauxhall Vivaro after seeing it deviate slightly from its lane.

When spoken to by officers, Dunning admitted having two alcoholic drinks around half an hour before getting behind the wheel. A breath test later carried out at the police station showed 48 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Dunning pleaded guilty to drink driving.

“This was the biggest mistake he’s ever made in his life,” his solicitor, Tom Lloyd, told magistrates.

“He was out in town but had information to suggest there was someone around who he didn’t want to see, so he decided to remove himself from the area. He failed to get a taxi so he made the decision to drive back from Haverfordwest to Broad Haven.”

Mr Lloyd said a number of character references had been provided to the court, including one from Dunning’s employer describing him as “an invaluable member of the team”.

“The defendant is a reliable, dependable, and hard-working father, and as a result of this mistake, his actions are going to have repercussions on a lot of people,” he added.

Magistrates disqualified Dunning from driving for 12 months. He was fined £500 and ordered to pay a £200 surcharge and £85 costs.